Hair curler or waver



May 20 1924. 1,495,053

lA. A. WEsT HAIR GURLER OR WAVER Filed Jan. El. 1925 lily-1. ww f f /MAfro/Mfr Patented May 20, 1924.

AUGUSTUS ALBERT WEST, .DE PHILADELPHIA, NSYLVANIA.

IBI-HB CURLER 0R. WAV

Application nea ,January e1, l1.9.23. 'serial No.. 615,975.. f

To all wlw/m, t may wwwa:

ABe it 'known that I, AUGUSTUS ALBERT lllnsr., aetizen of .the UnitedStat-ee, residing at 46 East lillow A(lrrove Avenne, 'Philadelphia, inthe county of Philadelphia and State 4orf Pennsylvanie., have .inventednew and useful Improvements n a Heir Curler or Waver, of which thefollowing is a specification- My invention relates to new., useful andimportent lnprovenlentsin e heir enrler or Waver, and has for itsprimary object to provide .Ineens for` preventing the Clamping memberfrom obstructing the Winding. of hair upon the 'body member 1n myexperiments I have used metal, celluloidand fiber, tubular bodies ofoirular, square .and oval .formation While the Clamping member has beenmade of flat spring brass, .steel and celluloid andalso of roi/1nd wirebent to form parallel strands as will be hereinafter set forth.

Another object of the invention isto prof vide a hollowbody having LAarestricted open ing at each endy and a' clamping member loosely andVslidably connected with `.the bod)7 whereby it may beslid thereinto orclamped on the outside thereof. Y

lVith ,these ends inviewd. this invention consists in the details ofconstruction. and combination of elements vhereinafter set lforth andthen specifically designated by the claims. 1

.In order that those skilledin the artto which this inventionappertains.7 may nnderstandllow to make and use the ,same7 I. willdescribe its onstruction in detail, referring .by numerals to theaccompanying drawing forming a part of this application, inwhiohzf Fig,1, is a side elevation .of a hair curler or Waver embodying my.invention with the Clamping member closed or clamped outside of the bodyaswhen .holding hair. o

Fig. 2, is a similar view'with the clamp ing member inside. of body.

Fig. 3, is likewise a similar view with the Clampingflnember .pnlled outready to be thrown over for clamping, as shown in Fig. l.

Fig. 4, is an enlarged longitudinal seetional View of the device.

Fig. .5, is an enlarged View of end of .the body member. e'

v Fig. 6., is a .similar View ,of the hinge end .the looking thereof.

F ig. 7, is a .sideelevation on aredueed .Scale ofthe eurler .0r` waiver.showing .the manner in which the hair is wound thereon and illustratinghow the clamping member is positioned out of .the vway .of the .lingerslwhen wrapping .the hair on the device.

Fig. 8, is a plan or face View of .the metal blank' from whieh Vthe bodyymember f is formed.

Fig. .9, is a plan View .of .the flat metal I clamping member. Y F ig.l-O., is a plan View of thereund wire clamping member which may be usedin place .of the one shown in F ig.l 9, v

In carrying out my invention las here em.u

bodied7 1 represents a resilient clamping member preferably formed of.thin ysheet metal such as brass ,and Vat one end is formedV the lockinghook 3 whilethe other .end is curved. bent or Vcoiled .to form an eye.as .at for the reception loftheaxle 5 which may be formed of wire orasuitable equivalent, 'f

1f found .desirable a .clamping member 2, Fig, V.10may be used in placeof the one above described and .said clamping member I 2 iS formed oflround'wre foldednpon itself to provide :two parallel strands and theends of these strands coiled orbent to .form eyes `8 for the reeeptionoflthegaxle 6 lthe same .as Athat designated .bythe numeral 5. The doubled.Qr folded f.end is bent to produce a looking hook l .for the semepurpose as `the .hook .3.

The hollow loods7 member. 9 has theends 10 .and 1l, at the hinge Aend ofthe device,

bent inward at ,rightV angles to partially form the restr-etedopenng.through which the clamping member projettev t0 eet els steps .fortheerle eened by the demping member to prevent the accidentel Withdrawalof the latter. .The projections or extensions 12. andi13 onthe same endof the bodyare likewise bentinward at right angles'overthe parts 10andll while theypor-` tion 14 is bent inward'or ldownward to meetl theparts and 11 thus completing the formation of the restricted openingshown in Y Fig. 6.

attached, is inserted in the body by pushing the hook` end through thelocking end of said body prior to bendingthe projections 16 and 17andafter the hook end of the clamping member emerges from the hinge endof the body said projections 16 and 17 as well as the parts 12 and 13are bent into position, it being understood that the balance of thehollow'body have been previously formed. Y

The clamping member is now locked into the body member it is slidableand adjustable so that it may be withdrawn until the axle engages theparts 10 and 11 or it may be reinstated in said body by moving it to .aposition substantially equal to that shown in Fig. 3 and then slidingthe same longitudinally as will be obvious.

It is common practice to make hair curlers or wavers three inches longand with the clamping member extended the curler measures approximatelysix inches or said clamping member may extend out from the body at anangle thereto thereby increasing the size in another direction so thatbycomparison the improvement in my devicerbecomes apparent because, forwaving or curling the hair, it is necessary or desirable in using anykind of waver to hold the same close to the head while the hair iswrapped thereon which is practically impossible, so far as I am aware,in devices of this character constructed in accordance with present daymethods. In my inventionl the clamping arm is out of the way beingencased within the body member, hence the hair may be wrapped on thebody without the clamping Yarm interfering with the operations.

To wave the hair it is wrapped on the device starting from the center ofthe body.

The linal operation in the use of my device is the same as in commonpractice wherein, after the hair has been wrapped on the body member theclamping member is Y bent over and held in place by engaging the f hookwith the catch 15 which is accomplished by giving a sidewise movement ofthe clamp- The usual bowing of the clamping member,

when a quantity of hair is used, is common with my device and similarcurlers. A

Modifications within the scope of the appended claims may be madewithout departing from the principle or sacrilicing the advantages ofthis invention;

Having thus fully described my invenn tion, what I claimfas new Vanduseful is 1. A hair curler having a clamping mem ber attached to anadjustable and disappearf ing axle,l and a hollow body member capable ofenclosing the clamping member. y

.2. As an article of manufacturea hail` curler consisting of a hollow.body and a clamping member Vslidably connected with said `body forinsertion inisaid body or clampingon the exterior thereof. Y

3. A hair curler comprising a hollow body, a clamping memberhavingkmeans at one end for detachable connection with said f body andhaving means at its other end for hinged and slidable connection withv`said body, said clamping member `adapted to be inserted in the body fromthe hinged end when the irst named end is disengaged fromg'V the body. Y

t. A hollovx7` body having a restricted opening at one end and providedVwith a catch at the opposite end, and a clamping member slidablyconnected with the body y and insertible therein through the restrictedopening, said clamping member having a hook for coaction with the catchon the body.

5. opening at one end and provided with a catchl at the opposite end, aclamping member projecting` through the restricted opening and slidable'bodily within the body, so as to be completely housed said Amemberhaving a hook at one end for coact'ion with the catch on the body, andmeans at the other end to permit ot a hinged action of the clampingmember relative tothe vbody A hollow body having a restricted andftoprevent the accidental displacement of the clamping member.

6. YA hollow body having'a restricted opening at one endand providedwith a catch at the opposite end, a clamping member projecting throughthe restricted Vopening and adapted to be housed withinI the body, saidmember having a hook at one end for coaction with the catch on the body,and an axle carried by the opposite end of the clamping member forengagement with the Walls of the body in the locality of the restrictedopening to prevent the accidental displacement of said Clamping member.

7. A hair curler including a hollow body, and a still' clamping memberslidable Within lo said body.

8. A hair curler comprising tWo members one of which telescopes Withinthe other,4

